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Google buys up more IBM patents

Google has acquired more IBM patents, adding more than 200 to approximately 2,000 patents it had previously bought from IBM.
NATO server compromised claim hackers

A group of hackers going by the name of the "Inj3ct0r Team" are claiming they've compromised a server belonging to NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
Symantec boosts enterprise SaaS storage line

At its users conference this week, Symantec released a slew of upgrades to its midrange backup, enterprise archive and data management products and said it will begin offering a SaaS model.
Acronis offers cloud-based backup to small businesses

Acronis has introduced a cloud-based backup service for small businesses
Pancetera unveils virtual storage software

Pancetera Software has announced Pancetera Unite, a virtual appliance that consolidates backups of virtual machines, including the amount of I/O streamed to back-end storage.
Asigra introduces agentless VM backup

Televaulting supplier Asigra has a new way of backing up virtual servers without the need for agent software on each server. Entire sets of virtual machines - individual ones, or files - can be restored.
Backup errors trash data in Alaska

The Alaska Department of Revenue blamed human error for the temporary loss of 800,000 document images, which had to be re-scanned at a cost of $200,000.
Microsoft puts out server backup beta

Microsoft has released a beta upgrade to its file-and-application server recovery software, adding support for a number of its servers.
MS launches new Virtual Server beta

Microsoft's second beta of Virtual Server 2005 R2 Service Pack1, promises support for AMD's virtualisation technology, along with improved backup and administrative functionality.
HP to upgrade its storage arrays

Latest Features

Who are the hackers?

Hacker groups that attack or steal, some estimates say there are as many as 6,000 of such groups online with about 50,000 "bad actors" around the world drifting in and out of them, are a major threat, but the goals, methods and effectiveness of these groups varies widely.
Top features in Windows Small Business Server 2011

Microsoft's tightly integrated 'everything server' for small networks has goodies for users and admins alike.
All you wanted to know about the Leopard Server

Leopard Server packs its own serious updates for Mac users and systems administrators, multi-platform IT professionals and, if Apple has its way, for small businesses everywhere.
Dell's view of the storage world

A review of Dell's storage products shows that Dell has moved quickly, innovatively and promptly in developing storage product offerings. Maybe these attributes of Dell's storage operation are coming to the fore in the new Dell, Dell 2.0.
VTLs: emulation and virtuality

NetApp and EMC VTLs are considerably limited compared to CentricStor
VMware server backup becomes easier

Companies running virtual servers will soon find them easier to back up as the list of software vendors grows -- even though the cost can vary significantly.
Stiffening the Bakbone

Aiming to replicate its backup success.
VoIP rollouts generate heat, power concerns

As Power over Ethernet comes in to support new devices such as VoIP phones, watch out for network closets getting a whole lot hotter.
Incremental improvement

Companies are using synthetic backup to cut backup and recovery time -- and minimizing downtime in the process.
Windows Server 2003?secure at last?

It's been three long years but finally the next Windows server is out of the box...

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